Spittoon.



10.846,454. PATBNTED MAR. 12, 1907. 0.0ADY.

sPITTooN. APPLICATION FILED MAE. '1, 1908.

ORRIN CADY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SPITTOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March12, 1 907.

Application filed, March 7, 1906. Serial No. 304,63 7.

To a/ZZ whom t maj/,l concern:

Be it known that I, ORRIN CADY, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Cincin-V nati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spittoons; and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, attention being called to the accompanying drawing, vwith the reference characters marked thereon, which form also a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a spittoon provided with certain features of improvements,

.toon is a formation which prevents it from being readily tipped over or upsetf-as, for instance, in case a persons foot comes in contact with it. This eifect is partly obtained by the size, as compared with the body B of the spittoon, of its bottom A and by the shape of this latter, which is flat and has two parallel sides a a and is elongated between these sides and extended beyond them, terminating in pointed ends, as best shown in Fig. 3, whereby upsetting in a longitudinal direction is prevented. (Observe also dotted lines in Eig. 2,)

Upsetting transversely is prevented'l by elongated handles b b, which, substantially cylindrical or in form of a roll, extend laterally from opposite sides of the body and one each above the sides a a, with which they are parallel and partly coeXtensive. In upsetting transversely the spittoon would naturally cant on one of these sides; but the tendency to turn over in this direction is quickly checked as lsoon as the particular handle comes in contact with the floor. (See dotted lines in Fig. 5.) These handles serve also to manipulate the spittoon-as7 for in stance, when the same is to be emptied. To facilitate such emptying, a snout or lip C is provided in the funnel-shaped rim D, which projects from the upper part of the body proper. This snout is so located as to be between the handles, thus rendering the act of emptying the spittoon more convenient by concentrating the discharge. The shape of the body is also oblong` to conform to the shape of the bottom and as shown. Rim D follows, of course, the shape of the body and is provided with two snouts C C. They are diametrically opposite each other and in a line at right angles to the diametrical line in which the handles are located. This permits the spittoon to be conveniently tipped for emptying in either direction after once grasped by the handles. This snout or'lip may also be located below rim D, as shown in F ig. 6, which arrangement is particularly suitable where rim and body are round.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- A spittoon which has a flat, elongated bottom with two parallel edges between which it is pointedly extended in opposite directions beyond these edges, a body correspondingly elongated, an upwardly and outwardly inclined rim on said body and elongated handles parallel to each other and parallel to the edges of the bottom, provided on opposite sides of the body below the rim of the same and projecting in a manner that if the spittoon is tilted on one of the parallel edges of its bottom, the particular handle on that side and above such edge will limit the tilting movement, all as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

ORRIN CADY. Witnesses:

C. SPENGEL, TENA LEBEAU. 

